whip·pet — /ˈwıpət/ noun, pl pets [count] : a small, fast dog that is used for racing … Useful english dictionary
whip — whip; whip·pa·ree; whip·per; whip·per·snap·per; whip·pet; whip·pi·ness; whip·poor·will; whip·py; whip·ster; whip·pe·ree; … English syllables
Whip — riding cropThe word whip describes two basic types of tools:A long stick like device, usually slightly flexible, with a small bit of leather or cord, called a popper , on the end. Depending on length and flexibility, this type is often called a… … Wikipedia
Pet — This article is about animals kept for companionship. For PET used as an acronym, see PET. For PETS used as an acronym, see PETS. For the British comedy Television series, see Pets (TV series). For the microcomputer produced by Commodore Business … Wikipedia
Whip-poor-will — Taxobox name = Whip poor will image width = 240px image caption = Adult male status = LC status system = iucn3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves subclassis = Neornithes infraclassis = Neognathae unranked ordo = Cypselomorphae… … Wikipedia
whippet — whip·pet … English syllables
Whippet — Whip|pet 〈[wı̣pət] m. 6〉 engl. Windhunderasse (für Hunderennen) [engl.,<whip „eilen, rasen, flitzen“ + Verkleinerungsendung et] * * * Whippet [ wɪpɪt, englisch], früher auch Snapdog [snæp ; »Schnapphund«] genannt, britische Haushunderasse;… … Universal-Lexikon
whippet — whip|pet [ˈwıpıt] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from whip to move quickly ] a small thin racing dog like a ↑greyhound … Dictionary of contemporary English
Whippet — Whip|pet 〈[wı̣pət] m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s; Zool.〉 engl. Windhunderasse (für Hunderennen) … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
Whippet — Whip|pet [ vipit, engl. w...] der; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. whippet> kurzhaariger Windhund einer engl. Rasse, oft bei Hunderennen eingesetzt … Das große Fremdwörterbuch